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Price index database

Official indices: CPI-IW for the Labour Bureau's centres (base 2016 = 100, from January 2024) and the Wholesale Price Index for every item - the current series (base 2022-23 = 100, from April 2023) and the former series (base 2011-12 = 100, from January 2024 to April 2026, continued by linking). Escalation bills take their base and current indices from here.

Latest official month in the database: CPI-IW 2026-08, WPI 2022-23 2026-09, WPI 2011-12 2026-04 (linked to 2026-09). Source: Office of the Economic Adviser, DPIIT - Wholesale Price Index (base 2022-23=100) - eaindustry.nic.in. Provisional figures are released on the 14th of the following month and made final two months later. Values entered by hand are highlighted and kept when you update.

WPI Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, printing ink and mastics [1310050000, 2022-23] Manufactured products

MonthIndexChange on previous month Change over 12 monthsWPI all commoditiesSource
Sep 202697.10 +0.3 +8.13 % 112.5 OEA
Aug 202696.80 +0.2 +8.04 % 110.8 OEA
Jul 202696.60 +0.4 +8.91 % 110.0 OEA
Jun 202696.20 +0.7 +8.09 % 110.3 OEA
May 202695.50 +1.3 +6.70 % 110.1 OEA
Apr 202694.20 +2.4 +4.67 % 108.9 OEA
Mar 202691.80 +1.9 +1.32 % 104.6 OEA
Feb 202689.90 +0.2 -0.66 % 103.1 OEA
Jan 202689.70 +0.1 -1.32 % 102.3 OEA
Dec 202589.60 +0.4 -2.08 % 101.9 OEA
Nov 202589.20 0.0 -2.41 % 101.5 OEA
Oct 202589.20 -0.6 -2.41 % 100.9 OEA
Sep 202589.80 +0.2 -1.43 % 101.0 OEA
Aug 202589.60 +0.9 -1.32 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 202588.70 -0.3 -1.33 % 100.2 OEA
Jun 202589.00 -0.5 -0.45 % 100.3 OEA
May 202589.50 -0.5 -0.78 % 100.2 OEA
Apr 202590.00 -0.6 -0.33 % 100.5 OEA
Mar 202590.60 +0.1 -1.09 % 100.6 OEA
Feb 202590.50 -0.4 -0.98 % 100.9 OEA
Jan 202590.90 -0.6 -0.44 % 101.1 OEA
Dec 202491.50 +0.1 -0.54 % 101.6 OEA
Nov 202491.40 0.0 -1.93 % 102.1 OEA
Oct 202491.40 +0.3 -2.14 % 102.1 OEA
Sep 202491.10 +0.3 -1.94 % 101.2 OEA
Aug 202490.80 +0.9 -2.58 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 202489.90 +0.5 -1.96 % 101.0 OEA
Jun 202489.40 -0.8 -4.28 % 100.7 OEA
May 202490.20 -0.1 -3.94 % 100.4 OEA
Apr 202490.30 -1.3 -5.54 % 99.9 OEA
Mar 202491.60 +0.2 - 99.4 OEA
Feb 202491.40 +0.1 - 99.3 OEA
Jan 202491.30 -0.7 - 99.3 OEA
Dec 202392.00 -1.2 - 99.4 OEA
Nov 202393.20 -0.2 - 100.1 OEA
Oct 202393.40 +0.5 - 100.1 OEA
Sep 202392.90 -0.3 - 99.6 OEA
Aug 202393.20 +1.5 - 99.5 OEA
Jul 202391.70 -1.7 - 99.1 OEA
Jun 202393.40 -0.5 - 98.3 OEA
May 202393.90 -1.7 - 98.6 OEA
Apr 202395.60 - - 99.0 OEA

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